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Registration exam results and statistics

Exam results by fiscal year

The registration examination is presently administered both through a computer-based examination. A commercial test delivery provider administers the computer-based registration examination year round. After an applicant has been approved to take the exam, they are able to schedule an examination appointment using a date of their choice within a date range, and may select the appointment location from a number of testing centers.

Exam Results by Fiscal Year

Computer and the yearly USPTO administered examination

Fiscal Year

Number of Exams

Percent Pass

2018

2232

47.2%

2017

2346

43.9%

2016

2424

47.7%

2015

2495

48.4%

2014

2799

42.8%

2013

2766

46.8%

2012

3365

53.8%

2011

2716

56.0%

2010

3120

59.4%

2009

3357

59.6%

2008

3634

56.6%

2007

3192

55.6%

2006

2923

58.8%

2005

2673

57.4%

Unofficial examination results

Results Now Available at End of Computer Examination

Registration candidates taking the morning and afternoon sessions of the computer-delivered examination in a single day will receive an unofficial result at the end of the examination on the computer on which they take the examination.

Candidates achieving an unofficial score of 70% or more will be informed that they passed. The information they receive at that point in time is unofficial. No score will be provided to passing candidates. Candidates with scores below 70% will be notified of the percent of their correct answers. The Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) will mail official results to each candidate about a week after the candidate takes the examination.

Candidates taking the computer-delivered examination over a period of two days will not receive unofficial results at the end of either day. Official results will be mailed by OED.